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Click here to subscribeSmith (Francis Pettit) On the Introduction and Progress of the Screw Propeller ... , first trade edition, original glazed printed yellow wrappers with illustration of the 'Archimedes' on upper cover and the propeller on lower, very slightly rubbed, preserved in modern morocco-backed marbled board drop-back box, 8vo, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, [printed by W.H.Crockford, Greenwich], 1856.
Sprat (Thomas) The History of the Royal-Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, first edition, imprimatur leaf with engraved coat-of-arms on verso, 2 folding engraved plates, ink stain and faint traces of library stamp on coat-of-arms, the same erased from title causing wear and loss of one letter (supplied in pencil), water-stained, modern rexine, [Wing S5032], small 4to, by T.R. for J.Martyn and J.Allestry, 1667.
Stephenson (Robert) and Joseph Locke. Observations on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive & Fixed Engines, as applied to Railways; being a Reply to the Report of Mr.James Walker ... , first edition, half-title, folding lithographed plate, spotted at end, modern half calf, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.; Skempton 1421], 8vo, Liverpool, [1830].
Stevenson (David) Sketch of the Civil Engineering of North America, first edition, folding map, 14 plates, some folding, modern cloth, 1838 ~ Sganzin (M.I.) An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering, translated from the French ... Third edition, 6 folding plates, 1 loose, modern green half calf, Boston, 1837, Franklin Institute perforated stamps on titles, 8vo (2).
Stevenson (Thomas) The Design and Construction of Harbours, 10 engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, illustrations, spotted, Edinburgh, 1864 ~ Bellasis (E.S.) River and Canal Engineering, first edition, 48pp. publisher's catalogue at end, illustrations, ink inscription on front paste-down, London and New York, 1913 ~ Thomas (B.F.) and D.A.Watt. The Improvement of Rivers ... , first edition, plates and illustrations, some folding, New York and London, 1903 ~ Russell (John Scott) Report of Observations on the Tidal Wave of the River Clyde ... , 18pp., folding table, disbound, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, Glasgow, 1838, all but the last original cloth, the first two rubbed and damp-stained, [the second only in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo & 4to (4).
Stokes (George Gabriel) Mathematical and Physical Papers, 5 vol., first collected editiion, half-titles, frontispiece portrait in vol.1, 4 & 5, plate, slight spotting to frontispiece of vol.1, original cloth, 1880-1905; Memoir and Scientific Correspondence of the late Sir George Gabriel Stokes, edited by Joseph Larmor, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portraits, original buckram, t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly rubbed, 1907, 8vo, Cambridge
Strong (Theodore) A Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus, first edition, diagrams, original cloth, New York, 1869 ~ Newell (John Lyman) The New American Arithmetic ... , browned and water-stained, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, rather worn, Hartford, for the Author, 1822 ~ Waterhouse (Charles) Tyro's Spyglass, Arithmetical Lexicon and School Teacher's Assistant ... , original cloth-backed limp printed boards (title and imprint different), Durham, Me., 1841 ~ Treatise of the Construction of Logarithms ... , foxed and stained, original boards, uncut, rubbed and stained, rebacked, Philadelphia, 1802, [the last three not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo & 4to (4).
Stuart (Robert) A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and plates, ink letters at head of title, lightly offset, contemporary half morocco, 1824 ~ Bourne (John) A Catechism [on the] Steam Engine, new edition, foxed, original cloth, New York, 1853 ~ Weir (James) The Steam Engine and Energy Conservation, 5 folding plates, 1 loose, original cloth, spine damp-stained, Glasgow, 1892, the first and last first editions, a little rubbed; and 6 others on steam engines and boilers, 4to et infra (9).
Switzer (Stephen) An Introduction to a General System of Hydrostaticks and Hydraulics, Philosophical and Practical, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 61 plates, all but one folding, some torn, frontispiece and title lightly browned, title slightly defective at lower outer corner (no loss), some other browning or foxing, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, joints split, corners worn, 4to, 1729.*** Interesting work by writer on agriculture who laid out the gardens at Blenheim. The final part deals particularly with fountains.
Tait (Peter Guthrie) Scientific Papers, 2 vol., 1898-1900 ~ Knott (Cargill Gilston) Life and Scientific Work of Peter Guthrie Tait, 1911, together 3 vol., first collected edition, half-titles, vol.3 with 5 portraits, illustrations, some spotting, modern armorial bookplate on front paste-downs, uniform cloth, uncut, slightly rubbed, 4to, Cambridge
Tartaglia (Nicolo) Quesiti, et inventioni diverse, second edition, Venice, Nicolo de Bascarini, 1554 bound with Regola Generale da Sulevare con Ragione e Misura n™ solamete ogni affondata Naue: ma una Torre Solida di Metallo; Ragionamenti ... , 2 parts in 1, first edition, with 8pp. supplement bound at end, Venice, Nicolo Bascarini, 1551 bound with Opera Archimedis syracusani philosophi et mathematici ingeniosissimi per Nicolaum Tartaleam Brixianum, first edition, colophon and privilege leaf at end, Venice, Venturino Ruffinelli, 1543, together 3 works in 1 vol., woodcut portrait on title of first and both titles of second, woodcut device on title of last, woodcut initials and illustrations and diagrams throughout, one on folding flap of S3 of first work, with blank leaf between 2 parts of the second work, title of first stained and defective at foot and where contemporary inscriptions cut away (slight loss to a few letters of verse on verso, repaired), signature E of first work foxed, contemporary ink inscription on front free endpaper, ex-Franklin Institute library copy with perforated stamp on first title, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, rubbed and stained, small tear to spine, [Adams T184; T186; A1530], 4to *** Concerning artillery, surveying, the raising of sunken ships etc.
Thurston (Robert H.) A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine, first edition, ink and pencil signatures on title, pencil markings and notes with sketch on rear free endpaper, 1878; The Materials of Engineering, 3 vol ... first edition, ex-Franklin Institute Library copy with perforated stamp on titles and labels, hinges of vol.3 weak, 1883; A Text-book of the Materials of Construction ... , ex-library copy with stamps and labels, edges brittle and chipped, 1885, illustrations, original cloth, rubbed; and another by Thurston, 8vo (6).
Town (Ithiel) Atlantic Steam-Ships. Some Ideas and Statements ... [on] Navigating the Atlantic Ocean with Steam-Ships of Large Tonnage ... , first edition, folding wood-engraved frontsipiece, plate, copyright slip following title, slight water-staining at beginning, spotted, ex-Scott Library Collection, Institute of Naval Architects copy with bookplate on front paste-down, contemporary half calf, original yellow upper wrapper bound in, rubbed, 8vo, New York, 1838.
Trautwine (John C.) A New Method of Calculating the Cubic Contents of Excavations and Embankments, by the aid of diagrams, first edition, 10 plates, slip tipped in, signature of J.Lightfoot on front free endpaper and stamp on title, foxed, upper hinge broken, ex-Franklin Institute Library copy on front paste-down, original cloth, rubbed and faded, Philadelphia, 1851; and 2 other editions of the same, one a presentation copy from the author, 8vo (3).
Vallejo (Jose Mariano) Tratado sobre el Movimiento y Aplicaciones de las Aguas, 3 vol., first edition, folding table and 25 folding engraved plates, vol.1 & 2 with lists of subscribers, errata leaf at end of vol.3, browned, some spotting, contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, rubbed, 4to, Madrid, 1833.
Viviani (Vincenzio) Quinto Libro degli Elementi d'Euclide, ovvero Scienza Vniversale delle Proporzioni spiegata colla dottrina del Galileo ... , first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Monsieur Mariotte inscribed on verso of title, half-title, woodcut decorations and diagrams, very slight worming to head of half-title and title with very slight loss to note in contemporary hand on half-title, foxed, ex-library copy with contemporary shelf-number in manuscript on front free endpaper, old printed label on front paste-down and printed slip pasted at foot of half-title, contemporary vellum, rubbed and stained, 4to, Florence, alla Condotta, 1674.
Wilkins (John) The Mathematical and Philosophical Works, 5 parts in 1 vol., first collected edition, engraved frontispiece to first part, woodcut illustrations and diagrams throughout and some engraved illustrations in fourth part (1 printed upside down), manuscript key of cipher mounted on blank leaf and bound in part 3, browned, water-stained at beginning and end, signature of Geo.Tollet on front paste-down and verso of title, printed label of William Rastrick on front paste-down, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and recornered, rubbed, new front free and rear endpapers, 8vo, 1708.
Wood (Nicholas) A Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads, and Interior Communication in General ... , first edition, 6 folding engraved plates, 1 becoming loose, some spotting and offsetting, original boards, uncut, paper label on spine, rubbed, boards slightly water-stained at lower edge, [Otley 294; Skempton 1847; Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo, 1825.
Zeuner (Dr. Gustav) Grundzuge der mechanischen Warmetheorie. Mit besonderer Rucksicht auf das Verhalten des Wasserdampfes, first edition, half-title, small ink stamp on title, signature of P.G.Tait across title, some pencil annotations, wood-engraved illustrations, 3 folding tables at end, modern half cloth, 8vo, Freiberg, J.G.Engelhardt (Bernhard Thierbach), 1860.
Bruni (Teofilo) Armonia Astronomica & Geometrica ... Divisa in Quatro Trattati ... , first edition, ?second issue, 3 folding woodcut plates, illustrations and diagrams in text, tables, lacks B2-3 but with missing text and diagrams supplied as folding sheet of early manuscript inserted in pocket of drop-back box, occasional browning and foxing, mainly marginal water-staining, a few contemporary ink annotations, contemporary vellum, lightly soiled, ink mark to spine, modern drop-back box, small 4to, Venice, Presso Giovanni, & Varisco Varischi, 1622. *** Rare horological work with numerous engravings of sundials; one of the earliest in which there is a decided emphasis on the decorative value of the sundial with the fourth part explaining their construction in unusual shapes including a vase, an egg, a harp and an angel.
Chastel (Francois) Recueil de Tables Progressives pour les Vibrations du Regulateur, first edition signed by the author, author's ink signature at end of preface, Geneva, de ... Luc Sestie, 1817; bound with Arlaud (Francois) Table qui Indique les Nombres qu'Il Faut aux Roues de Rencontre des Montres ... , second edition, light browning and very light spotting, Geneva, chez Luc Sestie, 1805, early ink annotations in text and signature to front free endpaper, bookplate of Leon Leroy, contemporary boards, paper label to spine, very slightly rubbed, 8vo *** A good copy of two very rare works.
Dubois (Pierre) Collection Archeologique du Prince Pierre Soltykoff, Horlogerie ... l'Horlogerie au Moyen Age et Pendant la Renaissance, signed by the author, 20 engraved plates, ink inscription to half-title, wrappers lightly soiled, some foxing, original wrappers bound in, contemporary half morocco, gilt spine, 4to, Paris, Librairie Archeologique de Victor Didron, 1858. *** Ink inscription reads "A Monsieur Ferdinand ?Denis, hommage de son bien affectionne, Pierre Dubois." First and only edition of Dubois' catalogue of the early timepieces in the vast and disparate Soltykoff collection.
Faria e Aragao (Francisco de) Horografia, ou Gnomonica Portugueza, first edition, half-title, 5 folding engraved plates, 7 folding tables, ?lacks front free endpaper, upper margin of all ff. with some water-staining, plate 3 with early ink copy of plate 5 to verso, a little worming to inner margin of half-title and title, small sticker and pencil inscription to half-title, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, a little worming to spine, 8vo, Lisbon, na Impressao Regia, 1805. *** Rare Portuguese horological work.
Le Pautre (Jean Andre) Traite d'Horlogerie Contenant Tout ce qui est Necessaire pour Bien Connoitre et pour Regler les Pendules et les Montres, first edition, 17 folding engraved plates, a few minor stains and spots, plate 13 browned, bookplate of the Franklin Institute Library, contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked with original gilt spine laid down, corners repaired, 4to, Paris, chez Jacques Chardon ... [&] Jacques-Charles Chardon, 1755. *** Describes the mechanisms of clocks and watches and mentions improvements made since the publication of Thiout's treatise of 1741.
Martinelli (Domenico) Horologi Elementari, Divisi in Quattro Parti. Nella ... fatti con l'Acqua ... con la Terra ... con l'Aria ... col Fuoco, first edition, woodcut title vignette, 16 engraved plates, a little light soiling and light browning, some light water-staining, mainly to title, small embossed ownership label on title, F1 with 2 small marginal paper flaws, nineteenth century calf, spine gilt, later gilt decorated morocco onlays on covers, extremities very slightly rubbed, small 4to, Venice, per Bortolo Tramontino, 1669.
Panckoucke (Charles Joseph, publisher) Art de l'Horlogerie, Tire du Dictionnaire des Arts et Metiers de l'Encyclopedie Methodique ... , first edition, 68 engraved plates (?of 79), including 6 double-page, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, title with inner and bottom margins repaired, some light browning, light foxing and soiling, nineteenth century half vellum, rubbed and soiled, joints repaired but a little cracked, 4to, Paris, [Panckoucke], 1784. *** Contains horological plates and articles by well-known horologists of the day such as Berthoud, Julien, Le Roy, Soubeyran, Romilly and others. Untimately finished Panckoucke's "Encylopedie Methodique" comprised 169 vol. of text and 159 vol. of plates.
Rivard ([Dominique Francois]) La Gnomonique, ou l'Art de Faire des Cadrans, third edition, engraved title vignette, 12 folding engraved plates, tables, a little light browning and contemporary ink inscription to title, occasional very minor spotting, early bookseller's bookplate, contemporary mottled sheep, gilt spine, small chip to head of spine, 8vo, Paris, chez Charles Saillant, 1767. *** A famous and rare French book on dials, first published in 1742.
Sainte Marie Madelaine (Pierre de) Traitte d'Horologiographie, first edition, 60 engraved plates, including 2 folding, some plates and a few pp. of text lightly damp-stained, a few minor contemporary ink annotations, contemporary vellum, spine lettered in ink, modern drop-back box, small 8vo, Paris, chez Melchior Tavernier, 1641. *** Treatise covering the history of horology, astronomy, the construction of clocks and dials, navigation and tides.
Betjeman (John) Continual Dew, first edition, illustrations,'Dorset','Calvinistic Evensong' and'Exeter' poems on thin white paper, rest on blue paper, original cloth with gilt design by Osbert Lancaster, dust-jacket designed by E.McKnight Kauffer, rubbed at edges, chipped at spine-ends, small 4to, 1937.
Connolly (Cyril) The Rock Pool, first edition, partly unopened, some minor marginal marking, original printed wrappers, very slight soiling, small split and mark at head of spine, in collector's box, Paris, Obelisk Press, 1936; and the first English edition of the same, 8vo (2). *** The author's first novel.
Eliot (T.S.) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, first edition, 5pp. lightly marked, small owner's signature on front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, pictorial yellow dust-jacket, price-clipped, browned at edges and spine, repairs on inside at edges, hinges and corners, [Gallup A34a], small 4to, Faber & Faber, 1939.
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